Grandmother Spider

Grandmother Spider was constructing an intricate web
Full of dainty loops and whorls, to catch humans unaware.
She incorporated ideas they could have never had during the day
Their imaginations are on fire during REM sleep slumber.

Grandma Spider recognized this, letting them dance and sing
Some caught fire and ran toward their muses
Others blew away in the dust upon their awakening.
Grandmother Spider never gave up trying. She was a dream-weaver,
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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Hankins Avatar
March 16, 2022 at 7:37 PM
Indeed. And, sometimes she weaves a dream where I am sure to walk right into it, especially now that I am half-blind! Can't wait to get these cataracts removed.
Krutsinger Avatar
March 17, 2022 at 1:48 AM
I cannot wait for you. It is too bad you have to wait until May!
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